The Republican Party is demanding that Mississippi election officials “separate and preserve” all provisional ballots cast in the midterms — the first step in a likely bid to throw out votes in the state’s extremely close U.S. Senate race*.

The vote count is ongoing, and Democrat Scott Colom currently leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ® by several hundred votes, with certification due by Nov. 13. His victory would represent a significant upset in the state’s Republican-dominated politics.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    Lauren Boebert’s starting to whine about “voting irregularities” in her loss, too. All they got left is their greatest hits, and nostalgia over the good old days of 2017.